23 September 2020
On September 23, 2020, the IMF published a policy paper to address challenges related to private-sector sovereign debt restructurings. This […]
5 November 2020
Despite intense government crackdown, the popular uprising in Belarus following an allegedly rigged presidential election in August 2020 does not […]
19 November 2020
On November 19, the IMF released a paper discussing state-contingent instruments. Those are instruments for which the debt service is […]
3 March 2021
From a historic low of 0.5% back in August 2020, 10-year US Treasury yields have climbed up to 1.5% in […]
22 March 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic roiled financial markets, triggering important capital outflows in emerging markets. This increased the financing challenges at a […]
21 September 2022
Current geopolitical tensions are spilling over to sovereign debt markets. They raise questions related to technical defaults, willingness versus ability […]